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JANUARY 27, 2012 SPORTS B7

MEN'S BASKETBALL Green· wave pre_v.ares MANNING VS. BRADY for next two ｲ ｾ ｡ ｩ ｬ games

BY MATT CULKIN The Wave will then face one STAFF WRITER of its biggest tests of the sea- son when it takes on Marshall, For the second time in five seasons, Tom After Wednesday's 80-74 which won its first six games n over SMU, the Tulane of the season. Luckily for the Brady and the New England Patriots men's Basketball team {14-6) Wave, Marshall's hot streak is will take on Eli Manning and the New takes to the road for two im- on hold and instead finds it- York Giants in football's greatest contest portant games as conference self corning off a three-game play continues. The Green losing streak. The Wave will Wave first travels to Rice on face another fierce rebounder BY ALEX SMOLOKOFF same way as Brady. While no- Saturday to take on the 11-10 in Marshall's Dennis Tilton, STAFF WRITER body will claim Manning is Owls and then heads north the greatest quarterback ever, who averages 10.7 rebounds Super Bowl XLVI, set to to West Virginia to face Mar- a win would change the way and 9.7 points this season. Tu- kick off Feb. 5 in Indianapolis, shall (13-7). After dropping people view his career. A win • lane's ability to neutralize Tin- has no shortage of storylines. its first four Conference USA in Indianapolis would mark non will no doubt be a priority The New England Patriots and contests, Tulane must pick up Manning's second Super Bowl heading into this contest. New York Giants will face off wins against these two confer- victory, making him only the Freshman phenom Ricley in a ｲ ･ ｾ ｴ ｣ ｨ of not only week ence foes to remain competi- 11th quarterback to accom- Tarrant will again be the play- nine's matcbup, which the Gi- tive. plish that feat. Perhaps more er to watch this week as he ants won in Foxboro, Mass., Tulane faces Rice, a once- interesting is how Eli will be looks to build upon the stellar but also a rematch of Super dominant team in the midst. compared to his brother Pey- performance, which earned Bowl Xl.II. Four years ago, the ot a slide, at a good point in ton of the Indianapolis Colts. him Conference USA honors Giants defeated the Patriots in tije season. Heading into this Despite Eli having played last week. Tarrant posted 22 the Super Bowl to spoil New ｷ ｾ ･ ｫ ･ ｮ ､ Ｌ Rice had lost two six fewer seasons than Peyton, points against UTEP and leads England's bid for a perfect sea- straight and six of its last eight. both will now have played in the team with an average of son. The biggest storyline this 1he Owls played inconsis- two Super Bowls apiece: Pey- 13.8 points following Wednes- year may not be the rematch- tently, losing in overtime to ton is 1-1 in those games, win- day's 33-point performance es, but rather the matchup of UAB before falling by 24 to ning in 2005 against Chicago against SMU. Fellow guard top quarterbacks, each with TUisa. Rice welcomes back star and losing in 2009 to New Jordan Callahan goes into the EU FOX I STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER his legacy on the line: New forward Arslan Kazemi, who Orleans. Four seasons ago, it game with an 11.3 point av- England's Tom Brady and missed the Tulsa game with a Kevin Thomas (20) has seen more playing time recently. would have been absurd to erage, and with Tulane rank- New York's Eli Manning. lqtee injury. He leads the team question which brother would ing first in Conference USA Brady is playing in his fifth with 13.4 points and 11.5 re- across the court. well find itself in the middle of have the better career, but Eli defense in points allowed per Super Bowl, tying John Elway bounds per game, which ranks If the Wave can roll off two a conference race with no clear is now looking at a chance to game (56.5), there is no doubt for most all-time. If he wins, amongst the nation's best. wins this week, it could very leader. claim the family throne. Eli that both players will be felt all he will tie another Hall of has quickly become one of Farner and his childhood idol the premier quarterbacks in Joe Montana for most cham- the league, and a second Su- pionships, with four. He could per Bowl title in four seasons also tie· Montana with three would cement that status. INTRAMURAL SPORTS DEADLINES Super Bowl MVP awards. Super Bowl XLVI promises While Brady's postseason to be one of the most hyped in numbers are among the top recent years. Two big market all-time, he has not won a Su- teams facing off in a rematch per Bowl since 2004 and had of the decade's most memora- not won a playoff game since ble Super Bowl is hard to beat. 2007 before this postseason. A The teams' quarterbacks, how- win against New York would ever, have more on the line catapult Brady from a top than one game.· For Brady, a 10 all-time quarterback into legacy is on the line; for Man- the discussion of best ever ning, passing his older brother amongst Elway and Montana. Peyton in the NFL pantheon. The Giants' Eli Mannu;_g Whichever team comes out on has his own legacy on the top, this game promises· to be line, though not quite in the a Super Bowl for the ages.

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